My DD is 3. Wanting to take her to see Paddington. Not sure if she's old enough. What age were your kids when you first took them?
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We took LO to see Cars 3 this past summer at 3 years old. Cars and Cars 2 are his favorite movies. He had a great time and still talks about it. I think it will probably be a while before we take him back because I’m not sure any other movie would hold his attention, but I’m so glad we did it!
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If it’s a free showing, go knowing you might have to leave early. Please leave early if your child is disruptive. I’m sure you would but many people don’t.
My child was 5 before we went to see her first movie.
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We plan on taking DD to see Hotel Transylvania 3 in July because she loves the franchise at 3.5.
I’m not sure I would take her to a movie where she does not know the characters until she does well with it at home.
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My son was 5 when we went to the theater. He had watched movies at home before and I was comfortable that he would be okay with the length of the movie.
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We just took DS (3.5) to see Paddington. He did really well, especially with a movie that I thought was a bit adult (in the lots of dialog, not as much physical humor, sense). We took him to Coco first because I knew the animation would hold his attention and it did. We make sure and go to the movie theater with the big reclining seats so he has lots of room to wiggle (he gets a little antsy at the 1+ hour mark) and we're not shy with the snacks and candy. I also like that we can reserve our seat so we don't have to get their early. Anyway, I think all those things set us up for great success at the movie, but we were also fully prepared to leave early if we had to.
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@CatchAFallingStar: DD was 2.5, my company was a movie sponsor so we have special showing. It wasn't as loud as regular movies and was a private showing for company employees and families. She did great! I dont think she would have liked it at the regular volume through because it can get very loud and scary
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My big girl is five and she can barely sit through a movie at home without crying (she’s an emotionally sensitive child) so taking her to the movies would be a waste of time!
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We took my son to zootopia when he turned 2 and he did great.
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we've taken 4 week olds to almost 5 year olds! ha. best age has been 4-5 solo, but my 2 year old sat totally still for coco with an older sister and 3 adults, so i think it just really depends on the movie and the kid.
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LO was about 2.5 when she saw her first theater movie, and sees movies in the theater on a regular basis now at 5. She's super chill though and will easily sit still and quiet through movies, which definitely impacted when we decided to see a movie in the theater.
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Eh, my 3 year old can't even sit through a movie at home. Plus I know she'll say it's too loud. But maybe she would be able to stay with snacks/drinks and a movie she's REALLY into....
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3.5,. We saw Moana, which was a little scary, and we had numerous potty breaks (to avoid the scary parts) but made it to the end. Also at 3.5 we saw Lego Batman, which he sat through happily. We have only taken him to the discount theaters.
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Lo1 was too young at her first at just about 27 months (very wiggly though appeased by sitting in my lap), did fine at 2.5 with her big cousins as a little peer pressure helped her focus, and then did great at 3.5. She still asked to sit in my lap, and sometimes asked questions (though I think it was loud enough that no one could hear since we were not at a crowded showing). We had lots of snacks!
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We took E when he was 3, but it was a movie where he was familiar with the characters and very engaging. I just saw Paddington with my 5 year old, he enjoyed it, but I don't think there's enough action to entertain a 3 year old.
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Took my daughter to see Moana for the first time when she was around 4. It was an early morning show and we went with friends and we were the only ones in the theater. Positive experience. She's seen several other movies since.
My daughter is 5 now and we saw a free pre screening of Paddington 2. She said it was scary and didn't really enjoy the movie...(she didn't really know who Paddington was)
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My DS saw Sing at age 3 and was fine. My friend’s daughter, also 3, had a harder time sitting still during the film. It kind of depends on your kid and their attention span.
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We took our son to see Ferdinand when he was 3.5. He loved it but he adores crazy action and likes to feel a little scared.
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My son is 7 and has always been extremely sensitive when it comes to movies/cartoons. He was invited to a movie theatre birthday last year and I went along (after explaining to the parents), knowing he would probably freak out. Sure enough, we had to leave 10 minutes into the film. A few months ago, he went to see a movie with his class at a cultural center. We watched the preview together on YouTube and he thought it looked scary. I warned the teacher in advance that he might freak out and asked if he could sit next to an adult. Luckily, he was fine.
We haven’t tried to go to any movies though, he seems completely uninterested in watching most of them. It’s unfortunate for my DD, who is 4. She doesn’t get as scared and I think she could handle a movie theatre experience. -
We took DS to Finding Dory when he was 2.5. He did great. He stood a little bit of the time and also was kind of over with 10 minutes left in the movie but we got him to stay without too much hassle. DH took him to see Ferdinand a couple weeks ago and at 4 he was able to sit and pay attention the whole and not ask to leave.
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3 is bare minimum but needs to be simpler movie if you want to make it through. Ferdinand is cute! Or coco. We are seeing paddington in half an hour with two five year olds. My son liked the movie but it had more of a plot than a Disney movie.
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@CatchAFallingStar: 3-3.5 would be my guess. For my son we’re still about a year away from him being able to sit still for that long! He does love watching Sing at home though - in 30 minute chunks
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We took DD at 3.5 and she was not old enough but she’s an active kid and with previews and everything it was way too long. Now at 5.5 I think she’d do fine.
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We took my active 2.5yo to see cars 3 last year (probably would not have tried it except for his older sister wanting to go too). It went fine! It was a 10am or so, and it was all kids. I think the new environment, the dark and the snacks kept him seated longer than expected. He was running the stairs by the end, but if you see a kid movie at 10am lots of people are doing that.
We also have local theaters that do kids club in the summer which is for all ages so you don’t have to worry about behavior (and it’s super cheap). They also sometimes show pbs shows in the theater. Those are fun if you want to try without a big commitment.
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We took our 2 year old to see the new despicable me movie over the summer. She was surprisingly good! We stocked up on snacks and she actually really enjoyed the movie! She loves minions so she was into it. It was during the day and it was a kid movie so I didn’t think twice.
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